Wednesday, February 20, 2013

World Day for Social Justice

"As we seek to build
the world we want, let us intensify our efforts to achieve a more inclusive,
equitable and sustainable development path built on dialogue, transparency and
social justice."

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Message for the 2013 World Day of Social Justice

Social justice is an
underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among
nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender
equality or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants. We advance social
justice when we remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race,
ethnicity, religion, culture or disability.

United Nations, World Court, World Health
Organization, - are all basically good ideas - but in reality is each organization
facing significant challenges in the implementation of their charters, missions
and goals.

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For the United Nations,
the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to
promote development and human dignity. The adoption by the International Labour
Organization of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization is
just one recent example of the UN system’s commitment to social justice. The
Declaration focuses on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment,
social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights at
work.

We can all start by doing the
right things in our daily lives: at home, work; within our community; at state
and national government levels by getting involved.